An anonymous IRS criminal investigator will testify before the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday, revealing his identity for the first time after alleging politicization of the Hunter Biden investigation.
Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) said both the unnamed IRS agent, whom he called "Whistleblower X," and veteran IRS Supervisory Special Agent Gary Shapley will appear for the public hearing.
WHITE HOUSE LAUNCHES PROGRAM TO LABEL CYBERSECURITY RISKS OF SMART DEVICES
"It takes a brave person to step forward and challenge the status quo. I'm looking forward to Mr. X's testimony and the sunlight he will provide for the American people," Rep. Russell Fry (R-SC), a member of Oversight, told the Washington Examiner.
The unnamed agent and Shapley both testified to the House Ways and Means Committee in May that U.S. Attorney David Weiss of Delaware had been blocked from charging President Joe Biden's son in a criminal tax investigation in two separate jurisdictions, California and Washington, D.C.
They also said Weiss had said in a meeting last year that he "was not the deciding official on whether charges are filed" in the case.
The pair of agents had both worked for years in coordination with the Department of Justice on the case before they and the rest of their team were cut from the investigation in May 2023.
Their release from the inquiry came after they had brought concerns about the investigation to Congress, which their attorneys and congressional Republicans...
People only use about 10% of their brain. It’s a fact we’ve all heard—except it isn’t a fact at all. It’s a myth. While activity in some brain regions fluctuates depending on what you’re doing, you...